Optimization of the mining and transportation scheme of Baixiangshan iron mine

The most critical elements in mine designing process are the determinations of production scale and mining design schemes. The optimization of corresponding development and transportation schemes become very important upon determination of mining method. The most suitable mining methods for Baixiangshan Iron Mine are the continuous inclination drift with tailings fill stoping method and the pillar filling mining method according to its geological resources and mining conditions. An evaluation index system was constructed, and better schemes were selected out by ideal -point method based on the analysis of the key elements influencing the development and transportation schemes. It can provide valuable references for the mining management.